Growing pains »
Taken in the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton.
Yonks ago (last October, to be precise), I ventured into my first abandoned building, Hellingly Mental Asylum in East Sussex. Sharing the images on Flickr, and then going to visit more abandoned places with partner Matthew (you can see my abandoned set here) I was eager to also [...]
An exercise in emotional detachment »
View on Flickr
This was a shoot I did today. Gleeful with the fact I managed to get my camera out, I thought that I might as well use the opportunity to update my blog too. It’s weird how out of practise you can get with self-portraiture. I have been half busy, half lazy, mulling over [...]
Attention all artists: your old work isn’t THAT bad »
Exploring the way in which artists judge their earlier work as inferior, and how it is worth considering the artistic merit of your earlier work.
‘Girl with cradle and toys’ by Rossina Bossio »
Painting by Rossina Bossio, ‘Girl with cradle and toys’, modelled by Miss Aniela, to be featured in Rossina’s upcoming Rennes exhibition. Check out the painting on Rossina’s blog and Flickr stream.
On PhotographyBLOG »
I did a 3-part series of posts on the PhotographyBLOG, thanks to Mark Goldstein.
Part 1: Interview on aspects of my work
Part 2: My post-processing secrets
Part 3: My tips on successful social media for photographers
Check them all out!
Bending over backwards in Photoshop. Literally »
How I made THIS:
From THIS:
A few people were against me posting this entry, as they preferred me to keep the mystery of my imagery intact.
Because I’d already written it and promised it, I think it’s only right that I publish my entry on this occasion. I don’t do it with alot of images anyway.
Now, first [...]
School of Saatchi »
Saatchi on TV: School of thought… or wet fish?
Image from School of Saatchi website
When Channel 4’s Picture This came on the telly a while ago, I took pleasure in blogging my thoughts and engaging with other viewers on the programme. I want to do something similar for BBC’s School of Saatchi, a programme which was [...]
The joy of a sicknote »
Being ill can be a quite good experience. I haven’t been ill for a while, spare a few odd symptoms here and there, but in terms of having a full-on cold that incapacitates me for a few days, it has not been since my trip to visit Joanne Cruickshank in December 2007 that my eyes [...]
Judging POTY09 »
Last week I went up to London to judge on the panel for POTY09, Photographer of the Year, one of the world’s biggest photography competitions. Hosted by Digital Camera magazine, the competition was open to everyone, was free to enter and had 10 different categories covering everything from wildlife to fashion.
The deputy editor from DC [...]
Launch of London exhibition »
It was the private view/launch of my first London exhibition last Thursday, at Apartment C, Marylebone High Street.
The exhibition is in The Basement of the fashion concept store, in collaboration with Impure Art who hosted my summer Brighton exhibition. On my arrival that night, it was the first time I saw the venue, and I [...]